Iain Henderson fit and raring to go for Ireland

Ireland second-row Iain Henderson is relishing the prospect of facing Wales in Cardiff on Sunday after declaring himself fit for their Six Nations opener.

The 28-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury in Ireland’s 31-16 triumph over Scotland in the Autumn Nations Cup last December and that setback came shortly after his return from a hip operation.

Henderson participated in Ireland’s training session against his Ulster team-mates at the Irish Rugby Football Union high performance centre in Dublin and said he is ready to return to action.

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“Yeah, I feel great,” he told the Belfast Telegraph.

“I want to give a massive thanks to all the physios and medics who have got me back to where I am now.

“It’s been a tough two or three weeks but we’ve been taking it session by session and it’s nice to get a hit out this weekend.”